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[Dysphagia] audible swallow
someone once told me that they viewed the audible swallow as an "oh sh#t
swallow," that your body recognizes it needs to swallow b/c it may feel
material entering the upper airway.
>From: "Houts, Karen L" <KHouts@stanfordmed.org>
>To: dysphagia@b9.com
>Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] audible swallow
>Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 10:23:09 -0700
>
>I have seen some pts that have a audible galuping sort of sound, for lack
>of a better way to describe it. On the VFS the bolus was poorly controlled.
> The valleculae & especially the pyriforms were well filled before the
>swallow. This galuping sound was consistently timed with the retropulsion
>of the material in the pharynx as the swallow was initiated & the
>structures began to rise. I dont know if what we heard was the actual
>motion of the material or the air being pushed thru the material as the
>area is compressed. However each of these people had good airway protection
>so it wasnt that important. I just consider the sound a bit of a red flag
>that may or may not require any intervention depending on the rest of the
>picture.
>
>
> Karen Houts OTR/L-SWC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com on behalf of M. Tervo
> Sent: Tue 8/30/2005 5:19 PM
> To: dysphagia@b9.com
> Cc:
> Subject: [Dysphagia] audible swallow
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>
> I heard at a conference that a audible swallow is a disordered swallow. I
>have been unable to locate any info that explains the details of this...can
>anyone please explain this further?
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